Finishing up in Chi; Buck learning

The A’s try to finish the season series with the White Sox at 6-3 with this lineup: Kennedy 3B, Davis CF, Sweeney RF, Hairston LF, Suzuki C, Cust DH, Ellis 2B, Barton 1B, Pennington SS (Cahill P) and get Ozzie Guillen to expand on his mea culpa.

A scout tells Inside the Padres “Oakland got smoked” on the Scott Hairston trade. When you’ve got a lot of pitching in your system guys without great stats, like Ryan Webb and Craig Italiano, can get overlooked. Sean Gallagher didn’t show much at the major-league level, but who knows…

The River Cats start their playoff drive for their third straight PCL title tonight against Tacoma. Quote from Travis Buck in sacbee.com: “It would be something pretty special and neat if we could win three in a row.” Note to A’s management: The kid is learning how to talk to the media; you can safely bring him back after Sacramento’s season ends.